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Taiwan's Anti-Nuclear Movement: The Making of a Militant Citizen Movement.
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Journal of Contemporary Asia . 2018, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p445-464. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Social movement studies have constantly focused on research relating to movement strategy, without reaching a consensus on the most viable strategies for realising a movement's goal. Instead of conceptualising movement strategy as merely a product of movement leaders' rational calculations, this article analyses a case of strategy shift attributable to leadership replacement and unexpected events. This article examines the significant breakthroughs achieved by Taiwan's anti-nuclear movement following Japan's Fukushima Incident in 2011, as well as the 2014 Sunflower Movement in Taiwan. It argues that a militant citizen movement came into being because a new wave of activism employed non- partisan leadership and demonstrated a willingness to employ disruptive tactics. Mounting protests generated a split among members of the traditionally pro-nuclear Kuomintang political party, which was forced to halt the construction of the fourth nuclear power plant in 2014. With the regime change in 2016 that brought the more environment-friendly Democratic Progressive Party to power, Taiwan is now on course to phase out nuclear energy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00472336
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Contemporary Asia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129946088
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2017.1421251